chapter 06
聊聊家庭生活
Talking About Family Life

Part 1 Vocabulary 图解单词

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small family 小家庭

large family 大家庭

child [tʃaɪld] / kid [kɪd] (n.) 小孩

father [ˈfɑːðər] (n.) 父亲

son [sʌn] (n.) 儿子

mother [ˈmʌðər] (n.) 母亲

daughter [ˈdɔːtər] (n.) 女儿

discipline [ˈdɪsəplɪn] (v.) 管教

grandfather [ˈɡrænfɑːðər] / grandpa [ˈɡrænpɑː] (n.) 爷爷；外公

grandson [ˈɡrænsʌn] (n.) 孙子；外孙

grandmother [ˈɡrænmʌðər] / grandma [ˈɡrænmɑː] (n.) 奶奶；外婆

granddaughter [ˈɡrændɔːtər] (n.) 孙女；外孙女

uncle [ˈʌŋkl] (n.) 伯父；叔叔；舅舅；姨夫；姑夫

aunt [ænt] (n.) 伯母；婶婶；舅妈；阿姨；姑姑

pet [pet] (n.) 宠物

family activity 家庭活动

Part 2 Conversations 会话练习

1 Don’t come home late. 别太晚回家。

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Dad Where are you going, Susan?

Susan I’m going to meet some friends, Dad.

Dad Don’t come home late. Your curfew is nine o’clock.

Mom Susan is 16 years old. She’s not a baby. She always comes home early.

Dad Oh, all right! But please come home before ten.

Susan Yes, Dad. Thanks, Mom.

Mom That’s all right, dear. Goodbye. Enjoy yourself!

爸爸 苏珊，你要去哪里？

苏珊 爸爸，我要去见几个朋友。

爸爸 别太晚回家，门禁时间是9点。

妈妈 苏珊已经16岁了，又不是小孩子。她一向都很早回家的。

爸爸 哦，好吧！那也得10点以前回家。

苏珊 好的，爸爸。谢啦，妈妈。

妈妈 不客气，亲爱的。再见，玩得开心！

2 How big is your family? 你家里有几个人？

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Kelly How big is your family?

Tim Pretty small. There are only four of us: my parents, my sister, and me.

Kelly That’s small, all right. Are you the elder child?

Tim No. My sister is two years older than me.

Kelly How old is your father?

Tim He’s 63, but still going strong.

Kelly What does he do?

Tim He’s a bookstore manager .

Kelly What about your mother?

Tim She was a teacher, but she’s retired now.

凯莉 你家里有几个人？

蒂姆 不多，只有4个人。我父母、一个姊妹，再加上我。

凯莉 那的确不多。你是老大吗？

蒂姆 不是。我姐姐比我大2岁。

凯莉 你爸爸多大年纪了？

蒂姆 63岁，但身体还很硬朗。

凯莉 他从事什么工作呢？

蒂姆 他是书店经理。

凯莉 你妈妈呢？

蒂姆 她以前是老师，不过现在退休了。

3 Our family goes camping every year. 我们家每年都去露营。

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Ed Are you going on vacation this summer?

Kate Yes, our family goes camping every year.

Ed That sounds fun! Where will you go?

Kate Somewhere in the mountains. We all love hiking. How about you?

Ed We usually stay in China, but this year we’re going to South Korea.

Kate Lucky you! Make sure you take lots of photos.

埃德 你们一家今年夏天要去度假吗？

凯特 是啊，我们家每年都去露营。

埃德 听起来很好玩！你们要去哪里露营？

凯特 在山上。我们都爱徒步旅行。你呢？

埃德 我们通常待在中国，但今年要去韩国旅游。

凯特 真好！记得多拍照片哦！

Part 3 Useful Expressions 生活实用句

1―谈论家人

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问候对方家人 1 How’s your family? 你的家人都还好吧？

询问或回答家庭人数 2 How big/large is your family? 你家有几个人？

3 How many people are there in your family? 你家里有多少人？

4 There are only three people in my family: Mom, Dad, and me. 我家只有3个人：我妈、我爸和我。

兄弟姐妹 5 I have a sister, but no brothers. 我有1个姐姐（妹妹），但是没有兄弟。

6 I’m the only child in my family. 我是独生子女。

7 I have three brothers and one sister. 我有3个兄弟和1个姐姐（妹妹）。

8 Do you have any brothers or sisters? 你有没有兄弟姐妹？

9 How many brothers and sisters do you have? 你有几个兄弟姐妹？

询问家人年龄 10 How old is your father? 你父亲多大年纪了？

11 How old is your mother? 你母亲多大年纪了？

回答家人年纪 12 My dad is forty years old. 我爸爸40岁了。

13 My mom is over sixty years old. 我母亲60多岁了。

14 My sister is older than I am. 我姐姐年纪比我大。

询问家人职业 15 What does your father do? 你父亲是做什么的？

16 Do your parents work? 你父母在工作吗？

17 What’s your mom’s job? 你妈妈是做什么的？

回答家人职业 18 My dad is an engineer. 我爸爸是工程师。

19 My mother is retired. 我母亲已经退休了。

20 My father is a bookstore manager. 我父亲是书店经理。

21 My mom doesn’t work. 我妈妈不工作。

22 My dad works for a travel company. 我爸爸在一家旅行社上班。

排行老大 23 Are you the eldest child? 你是老大吗？

排行老小 24 Are you the youngest one? 你是年纪最小的吗？

排行居中 25 Ian has three children. Leo is his eldest, Joe is his middle child, and Ed is the youngest. 伊恩有3个孩子：利奥最大，乔是老二，埃德最小。

（外）祖父母是否同住 26 Does your grandmother live in the same house as you? 你的（外）祖母和你们住在一起吗？

27 Do your grandparents live with you? 你的（外）祖父母和你们一起住吗？

亲戚是否同住 28 Does your uncle live with you? 你的叔叔（舅舅、姑父）和你们一起住吗？

29 Does Lisa’s aunt live with Lisa and her family? 莉萨的阿姨（舅妈、姑姑）住在莉萨家吗？

堂（表）兄弟姐妹是否往来 30 Do you often visit your cousins? 你经常去看望你的堂（表）兄弟姐妹吗？

31 Do you have any relatives living in the United States? 你有亲戚住在美国吗？

更多与家庭相关的单词

·relative [ˈrelətɪv] (n.) 亲戚

·cousin [ˈkʌzn] (n.) 堂（表）兄、弟、姐、妹

·nephew [ˈnefjuː] (n.) 侄子；外甥

·niece [niːs] (n.) 侄女；外甥女

·son-in-law [ˈsʌn ɪn lɔː] (n.) 女婿

·daughter-in-law [ˈdɔːtər ɪn lɔː] (n.) 儿媳妇

·widow [ˈwɪdoʊ] (n.) 寡妇

·widower [ˈwɪdoʊər] (n.) 鳏夫

·a single-parent family 单亲家庭

·an adoptive family 领养家庭

·an adopted child 养子（女）

2―谈论住宅类型

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询问住宅类型 32 What kind of house do you live in? 你住的是什么样的房子？

回答住宅类型 33 We live in an apartment. 我们住在一间公寓里。

34 We live in a big old house. 我们住在一间又大又旧的房子里。

35 We have an apartment on the tenth floor. 我们在10楼有间公寓。

36 We’re on the ground floor of a duplex. 我们住在跃层公寓的一楼。

37 We have a townhouse in the middle of a row. 我们的连栋房屋在那排房子中间。

38 We live in a condo downtown. 我们住在市中心的公寓。

※condo (condominium) 各户有独立产权的公寓（大楼）

3―谈论家庭生活

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小家庭 39 It’s a small family: a mother, a father, and a child. 这是个小家庭，只有妈妈、爸爸和一个孩子。

40 Nowadays families are smaller than they used to be. 现在的家庭人数比以前少。

大家庭 41 It was quite common to have a large family in the old days. 以前大家庭是很常见的。

单亲家庭 42 Larry comes from a single-parent family. 拉里在单亲家庭里长大。

比较今昔家庭生活 43 Is family life in China now very different from how it was in the past? 中国现在的家庭生活和以前差别很大吗？

比较两国家庭生活 44 Is family life in China very different from family life in England? 中国的家庭生活和英国有很大的不同吗？

重视家庭 45 In the old days family life used to be very important. 以前，人们很重视家庭生活。

46 Angela values her family life. 安杰拉很看重她的家庭生活。

有质量的家庭生活 47 We try to spend quality time with our kids. 我们尽量和孩子共度宝贵的时光。

48 It’s important for our family to do things together. 和家人一起做些事情很重要。

家庭活动 49 We all love hiking. 我们都爱徒步旅行。

50 Our family goes to the beach every summer. 我们家每年夏天都会去海边。

51 Sometimes we go cycling. 有时我们会骑自行车。

52 We go to a restaurant once a week. 我们一周下一次馆子。

53 I play tennis with my brothers on the weekend. 我周末和我哥哥/弟弟打网球。

54 Our family always eats together. 我们一家人总是坐在一起吃饭。

55 We often watch movies in the evening.我们经常晚上一起看电影。

相处融洽 56 I get along well with my parents. 我和我父母相处得很好。

57 I have a good relationship with my sister. 我和我姐姐/妹妹关系不错。

58 We all get along well. 我们都相处得很融洽。

相处不融洽 59 I don’t get along with my parents. 我和我父母相处得不好。

60 Sometimes I argue with my mom. 有时我会和妈妈吵架。

61 We don’t always agree. 有时我们会有分歧。

62 My parents nag me all the time. 我父母老是烦我。

照顾弟弟妹妹 63 Do you like taking care of your younger brothers? 你喜欢照顾你的弟弟们吗？

家有宠物 64 This dog is part of the family. 这只狗也是家里的一分子。

亲人过世 65 My grandmother already passed away . 我的（外）祖母已经去世了。